PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kim Sung il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Duke Justice was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sung il
vs
Justice

172 cm
26
158 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

167 cm
29
152 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Sung il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sung il.
Justice tests Sung il's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Justice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sung il doesn't seem bothered though.
Sung il fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Justice lands a nice looking body shot.
Sung il uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Sung il shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Justice pinned against the cage. Justice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Sung il. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sung il manages to avoid it.
Sung il drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Sung il decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Justice gets back to full guard.
Sung il passes Justice's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Sung il is trying to work for a kimura but Justice is defending well.

Sung il is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Justice wants to improve his position but Sung il is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sung il moves nicely into side control.
Sung il working away.
Sung il taking a break here but Justice is having none of it and regains half guard.

Sung il is looking for a kimura here.
Sung il is just content to waste time from the top position. Justice takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung il won't allow Justice to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sung il stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Justice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Justice controls Sung il momentarily but Sung il frees himself.
Sung il pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justice is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sung il won't allow Justice to sweep him here.
Sung il trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kim Sung il just wasn't active enough.
Nice sprawl there from Justice as Sung il shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sung il shoots for a double leg takedown but Justice sprawls well. He's pushed Sung il's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Justice. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kim Sung il will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sung il avoids the body shot from Justice.
Justice misses with a few strikes there.
Justice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sung il at a distance.
Sung il misses with a takedown
and Justice counters with a left and a right that stings Sung il.
Danga de danga de dang - Justice scores with a four punch combination!
Justice lands a body shot.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice lands a nice looking body shot.
Justice with a hook.
Justice scores with a body shot.
Duke Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sung il.
Sung il throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Justice's waist but Justice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sung il off to one side.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Justice misses.
Duke Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sung il.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sung il moves away.
Justice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sung il rather than just go for the knockout.
Justice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Justice swings for the body but Sung il moves out of range.
A jab from Justice finds it's way through Sung il's defenses.
Sung il closes the distance and clinches up with Justice, looking for a takedown. Sung il pushes Justice against the cage but Justice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Sung il. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sung il shoots for a takedown but Justice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Justice works Sung il's body with a nice hook.
Justice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Justice throws a series of punches but Sung il moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sung il moves away.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Justice throws a lazy right hand but Sung il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justice looks for the body kick but Sung il saw that one coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sung il shoots in looking for a takedown but Justice manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sung il's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice slaps away a takedown attempt from Sung il, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Justice gets a takedown into half guard.
Sung il wants to control but Justice is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sung il is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Justice pulls his head out easily.
Justice is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Justice is taking a breather. Sung il says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Justice wants to control but Sung il is keeping him busy.
Justice wants to pass to mount but Sung il is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sung il's head.

Sung il looking for submissions off his back.
Kim Sung il overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Justice trying to control the action but Sung il is working from the bottom.
Justice throwing shots but Sung il is blocking nicely.
Sung il is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Justice scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sung il keeps working.
Sung il on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Justice moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Sung il.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Justice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sung il closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sung il lands in his opponent's guard.
Justice is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Justice wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sung il showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Sung il drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Justice dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung il keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.

Sung il had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Justice defends it easily.
Justice trying to control but Sung il is working from the bottom.
Justice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sung il works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Justice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sung il works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Justice content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice wants to control from the top but Sung il keeps moving.
Justice's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Justice passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Justice is looking to take a break and control but Sung il is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sung il takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sung il manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sung il looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sung il wants to control but Justice is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung il is staying active underneath Justice, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Justice is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Justice is thwarting Sung il's attempts to control the position.
Justice stalling away here and it's allowed Sung il to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Sung il is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Justice is aware though and is defending well.
Justice passes Sung il's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Justice takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Sung il actively working from the bottom here.
Justice tries to pass to full mount but Sung il defends it.
Sung il taking some punishment here, with Justice in his half guard.
Justice is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sung il has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Justice escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Justice!

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Justice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Justice has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Justice!